Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-12
Forepaugh o Ten.striks.

Adam torepaugh began MS career
as a butchers boy, and is likely to end
1t aa the great American circus king.
His wonderful progress among the
great arenic caterers of the age has
eliminated in his vast Olymplan ag-
gregation, which began summer
term at Erastins, Staten Island, last
Tuesday afternoon in the presence of
enty-thousand people. The veter-
an manager, who resembles the late
Duke of Wellington, was on hand at
the grand stand, surrounded by his
executive staff, led by unobstrusive
Charlie Day, and "order prevailed in
Warsaw" for Adam is nothing If not
a disciplinarian. The appearance Of
the grounds was especially Animal
ing, with its acres of show ground,
its extensive menagerie, its city of
tents and its mammoth performing
canvass, which nearly covered mile
of space. Beneath this stage occu-
pied the center and two performing
rings the flank, while perfect net
work of wires for equilibrists and BIZ
Cyclists and mass of ropes for trap
ese performers bewildered the popu-
lar gaze. Promptly on time the great
caravansary began to move in pro-
cession by armored knights and fair
danes on horseback, followed by a
complete army performers of every
type and battalion OF trained eie-
plants, horses, ponies, asses, chariots
aud animals of every description. A
notably well-trained and effective
military band opened the ball, and
then Captain Bogardus astonished
the natives by his splendid marks
manship with pistol and rifle. This
was followed rapidly -bya Wild West
concert and "Money Musk" dance,
and then Herr Drayton revealed his
great strength, while troupe of dogs
gave evidence of their wonderful
training. Then the Melrose Family
INDUCED in almost impossible bicy-
Gle feats, and Adam Forepaugh, jr,
introduced his ropc-walking horse
Blondin, which elected cheers from
an excited throng by crossing rope
lat an altitude of thirty feet. Daisy
Belmont then did some excellent jug
Cling on horseback, while William
Showles displayed his riding capa.
bilities as an English jacket. After
him came the Donaldson Brothers,
who tied their bodies into love-knots,
and Cardella and Vidella displayed
their strength and ability on hori-
zontal bars. simultaneously the Sic
grists promenaded lofty wire and a
number of dogs did some startling
work, guided by Prof. Watson. john
Purvis then came along with clever
acting donkeys, and Mad. de Gran
vile revealed the enormous strength
of her jaws by tossing chairs about
with her teeth. An original as well
as comic feature of this portion OF
the show was the laughable antics OF
a clown elephant. The most wonder
full act ofthe entertainment was Adam
Forepaugh, Jr.'s, exercises with five
trained elephants of enormous size.
Mile Tournour followed on mid-air
trapeze, and Julia Lowande perform
ed daring horseback act. The rings
were now respectively occupied by
Adam Forepaugb, Jr., and Robert
Stickncy, each amazing the specta-
tors by his daring equestrianism with
five horses. These were followed by
a dozen other feats by well-known
artists, aud then came the great hip
podrome races, with characters, jock
eys, elephants, monkeys and ladies.
These races created the widest en-
thusiasm, and wound up with thu
great spectacle of thirty-one horses
ridden by Adam Forepaugh, Jr.
Among other attractions Marshall's
troupe of japanese jugglers and a
wrestling-match between William
Muldoon and Matsada Sorakichi
created a great sensation. 1t is i'm
possible to specify every act per-
formed here, but the impression gen.
orally prevailed at the close of the
show that Forepaugh's New Olympia
is one of the greatest combinations Of
nature and art ever seen on this con-
tinent.-New York Mercury.
The Great Forepaugh show with
its newly added Wild West, will ex-
hibit at Hopkinsville Thursday Au'
gust 26th, 1887.